Table. Frequency of human bocavirus species 1 and 2 in respiratory and fecal samples, United Kingdom and Thailand*.
| Sample type | Location | No. tested | Frequency, no. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBoV-1 | HBoV-2 | |||
| Fecal |
Edinburgh, UK | 2,500 | 6 (0.2)† | 14 (0.6)† |
| Bangkok, Thailand |
530 |
10 (1.9) |
2 (0.4) |
|
| Respiratory | Edinburgh, UK | 6,138‡ | 67 (3.4)‡ | 0 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 386 | 55 (14.1) | 0 | |
*HBoV, human bocavirus. †Frequency among children <5 y of age: HBoV-1, 1.4%; HBoV-2, 3.1%. ‡Tested in 241 pools composed of 2,294 samples. Frequencies were determined by using the Poisson formula, f = ln(f0).